Editorials

by Melanie Jongsma, Publisher LANSING, Ill. (December 7, 2021) - Fundraising is hard work. And maybe I'm biased, but I think fundraising for an organization...

by Josh Bootsma LANSING, Ill. (December 3, 2021) – Melanie and Josh visited Fox Pointe to preview some of the trees that will debut on...

by Melanie Jongsma, Publisher LANSING, Ill. (December 1, 2021) - This year, Giving Tuesday fell on the last day of November. The Lansing Journal participated...

A Giving Newsday story by Melanie Jongsma, Publisher LANSING, Ill. (November 30, 2021) - I didn't recognize the phone number, but it had a 708 area...

from The Lansing Journal video produced by Quinton Arthur LANSING, Ill. (November 25, 2021) – In case you missed the Thanksgiving video we posted earlier this...

by Melanie Jongsma, Publisher LANSING, Ill. (November 24, 2021) - In some ways it seems like a long time ago, but it was just last...

By Josh Bootsma, Managing Editor LANSING, Ill. (November 23, 2021) – During this time of Thanksgiving, I want to thank the people who make our...

And a thank-you to the people who express their frustration with them by Melanie Jongsma, Publisher LANSING, Ill. (November 22, 2021) - "I can't read the...

By Landon Ford LANSING, Ill. (November 20, 2021) – Hello, my name is Landon Ford. I live in South Holland, and I go to school...

by Melanie Jongsma video produced by Quinton Arthur LANSING, Ill. (November 19, 2021) – Entering into Thanksgiving week, The Lansing Journal is thankful to be part...

by Melanie Jongsma, Publisher LANSING, Ill. (November 16, 2021) - About a month ago we sent an email to people who support The Lansing Journal...

by Josh Bootsma LANSING, Ill. (November 12, 2021) – Josh, Melanie, and Landon visited the remodeled Kasey's Banquet Hall and talked with Matthew Martinez, a...

She was also "Google" before there was Google, and she was an early computer programmer like in Hidden Figures by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (November 5,...

by Melanie Jongsma, Publisher LANSING, Ill. (November 2, 2021) - The Lansing Journal published 108 articles in October. Those articles reached all over the world...

by Josh Bootsma and Landon Ford LANSING, Ill. (October 29, 2021) – With Lansing Journal intern Landon Ford behind the camera, Melanie and Josh discuss...